Woke up this morning to find one Mum duck and her ducklings all missing from their pen. I found a few feathers and a small amount of blood and that was it. I am presuming a pine marten or polecat had found a way in and had them. This is the first time we have lost birds like this and one of the reasons for building our new pen area.
All the birds have been placed inside dog crates in their pens tonight while others have been moved from the barn to our dog kennels.
I have yet to figure out how access was gained but will be investing in a few cage traps to put down incase the culprit returns.